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Adam Elkins

Adam Elkins

Print operator and Graphic Designer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Space industry analyst, researcher and engineer rebuilding my career post-pandemic.

  • Education

    • University of Southampton

      2010 - 2011
      Engineering Foundation Year ENGINEERING

      A good grounding in basic engineering principles that brought me up to speed ahead of my degree itself.

    • University of Southampton

      2011 - 2016
      Master of Engineering (MEng) Space Systems Engineering 2:1

      Activities and Societies: Course rep for my cohort of Aeronautics and Astronautics students for four years, secretary of university Gliding club in my final year, Southampton University Spaceflight society, skydiving, surfing clubs

    • International Space University

      2017 - 2017
      Space Studies Program

      An international, interactive and multidisciplinary professional development course, which took place in Cork, Ireland, from 26th June to 25th August 2017. Lectures covered a range of technical and non-technical subjects related to the space industry. The SSP provided an opportunity to experience working in a multinational environment and to build an extensive professional network.

  • Experience

    • Pluss

      Sept 2003 - Sept 2010
      Print operator and Graphic Designer

      A broad range of responsibilities including printing and print finishing, graphics production and light business admin; later I was heavily involved in tendering for local government contracts.

    • Astropreneurs

      Aug 2017 - Jul 2020
      Co-Founder and social media coordinator

      Astropreneurs.space is an online handbook and webtool created to help entrepreneurs and startups in the newspace industry. Founded as a team project during the International Space University’s Space Studies Program 2017, we are continuing to maintain and develop the platform through weekly articles and are looking to expand it over the coming months.During our founding at SSP17 I led the completion of our literature review, for which we gained full marks, and contributed to the executive summary, the final report, and to the design of the mission patch. I am currently responsible for Astropreneurs’ social media accounts, sharing links to our articles and interesting content, and providing an initial response to enquiries. Show less

    • Self-employed

      Aug 2021 - now
      Research Analyst

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Travelling Ticket Inspector

      Issued by West Somerset Railway Plc on Oct 2007
      West Somerset Railway PlcAssociated with Adam Elkins